catalpas blossom wonderwhite
holding their china to the light
youve got your head screwed on right
with plum and coconut delight
walking home every day
on a sunshine ray
you are high on the light
and you walk upright
come far come near
through the atmosphere
colorscolorscolorscolorscolors
blue yellow green grey
orange like a tangerine
lemon brown
sparkle on a windshield
arc of a rainbow
galvanized fencepost
brick shadow grass
flower porch puddle asphalt brass but
catalpas blossom wonderwhite
holding their china to the light
youve got your head screwed on right
with plum and coconut delight
and the music of feet
on a butteryellow seat
of a blonde cadillac
by a barnred shack
and the voice of a girl
as she dips and twirls
chantingchantingchantingchantingchanting
nonsense ditties full of infinity
and her hands full of dimes accompany her rhymes
and the screen door slams mother keys in her hand
put your seatbelt she said while overhead the
catalpas blossom wonderwhite
holding their china to the light
youve got your head screwed on right
with plum and coconut delight
